Struggling this Week with My Strength Which is Also My Weakness

Well this is going to be a short post or it will get very depressing, which is not a reason to read this blog…....  This week has been tough.  I worked on the dissertation this past weekend and got Chapter 1 sent in for review of the revision but I am sure that it will not be good enough and there will be more changes.  I really just want to move forward and be done and while I know that is part of the process but I worry about how long I will continually have to revise……    I did get that sent into my chairman on Sunday and am waiting on feedback.

This week at school has been hard in some instances.  Ali has been working hard on Master Schedule with me and I know that it is coming along but again, this is one of the things that take time and I cannot rush it.  Ummmm…..like the PhD…..   I know that we have to get Summer School results and kids will move so it will change everything so it pays to be patient but ummm…. is there an end in sight.

We have three additional teachers to hire but I am waiting on permission from the District Office to proceed.  I have to have the paperwork approved before we can go ahead and with people on vacation it is hard to get done.  On top of that we have "dead" week the 21st - 25th and that will mean nothing can be done, no interviews, no approvals, no moving forwards.  I am stuck in a holding position…..

Do we see a pattern here right now???    One of my strengths is also a weakness in this case.  My strength is my ability to be organized, get things completed based on a strategic plan and move forward with the strategic plan.  However, at this point, I have no way to move forward because a lot of the items are outside of my control and I must practice patience at this point.    I am thinking that I might need to take up some type of mediation / relaxation technique….Yoga???  Sleep????   Taking suggestions…….

The good news this week is that Squeak does not have worms.  She went back to the vet this week and other than being old is very healthy.  So she is hanging out with me tonight trying to teach me patience as she curls up next to me.

I was hoping for some stress relief this weekend but I think I will have to hope for stress relief in the future!!!  I guess I will be sticking to the gym as my stress relief this weekend and some work on the PhD….  Maybe it will come during "dead" week???